2020–21 Dallas Mavericks season
2020–21 Dallas Mavericks season | |
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Division champions | |
Head coach | Rick Carlisle |
General manager | Donnie Nelson |
President | Donnie Nelson |
Owner(s) | Mark Cuban |
Arena | American Airlines Center |
Results | |
Record | 42–30 (.583) |
Place | Division: 1st (Southwest) Conference: 5th (Western) |
Playoff finish | First Round (lost to Clippers 3–4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | |
Radio | KESN |
The 2020–21 Dallas Mavericks season was the 41st season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Mavericks clinched the Southwest division for the first time since the 2009-10 season following a 110–90 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on May 7, 2021.[1] However, the Mavericks lost in the first round to the Los Angeles Clippers for the second consecutive season in seven games.[2]
Following the season on June 17, 2021, long time head coach Rick Carlisle resigned from his position as head coach after 13 seasons and leading the team to a championship in 2011.[3][4]
Draft
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School |
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1 | 18 | Josh Green | SG | ![]() |
Arizona |
2 | 311 | Tyrell Terry | PG | ![]() |
Stanford |
1 The Mavericks acquired the second-round pick from the Golden State Warriors.[5]
Roster
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Standings
Division
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Conference
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Notes
- z – Clinched home court advantage for the entire playoffs
- c – Clinched home court advantage for the conference playoffs
- y – Clinched division title
- x – Clinched playoff spot
- pb – Clinched play-in spot
- o – Eliminated from playoff contention
- * – Division leader
Game log
Preseason
The preseason schedule was announced on November 27, 2020.[6]
2020 preseason game log Total: 2–1 (home: 0–1; road: 2–0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Preseason: 2–1 (home: 0–1; road: 2–0)
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2020–21 season schedule |
Regular season
The schedule for the first half was announced on December 4, 2020.[7] The second half was revealed on February 24, 2021.[8]
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December: 1–3 (home: 0–1; road: 1–2)
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January: 7–9 (home: 2–4; road: 5–5)
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February: 8–4 (home: 6–3; road: 2–1)
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March: 9–5 (home: 3–2; road: 6–3)
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April: 10–6 (home: 5–4; road: 5–2)
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May: 7–3 (home: 5–1; road: 2–2)
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2020–21 season schedule |
Postseason
2021 playoff game log Total: 3–4 (home: 0–3; road: 3–1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First round: 3–4 (home: 0–3; road: 3–1)
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2021 playoff schedule |
Player statistics
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
Regular season
As of May 16, 2021.[12]
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Tyler Bey | 18 | 0 | 3.9 | .318 | .250 | .600 | 1.1 | .2 | .0 | .1 | 1.0 |
Jalen Brunson | 68 | 12 | 25.0 | .523 | .405 | .795 | 3.4 | 3.5 | .5 | .0 | 12.6 |
Trey Burke | 62 | 1 | 14.7 | .428 | .354 | .895 | 0.9 | 1.3 | .6 | .1 | 6.6 |
Willie Cauley-Stein | 53 | 16 | 17.1 | .632 | .091 | .628 | 4.5 | .7 | .4 | .8 | 5.3 |
Luka Dončić | 66 | 66 | 34.3 | .479 | .350 | .730 | 8.0 | 8.6 | 1.0 | .5 | 27.7 |
Dorian Finney-Smith | 60 | 60 | 32.0 | .472 | .394 | .756 | 5.4 | 1.7 | .9 | .4 | 9.8 |
Josh Green | 39 | 5 | 11.4 | .452 | .160 | .565 | 2.0 | .7 | .4 | .1 | 2.6 |
Tim Hardaway Jr. | 70 | 31 | 28.4 | .447 | .391 | .816 | 3.3 | 1.8 | .4 | .2 | 16.6 |
Nate Hinton | 21 | 0 | 4.4 | .357 | .211 | .700 | .4 | .4 | .3 | .1 | 2.0 |
Wes Iwundu‡ | 23 | 3 | 12.5 | .327 | .130 | .857 | 1.9 | .4 | .4 | .1 | 2.1 |
James Johnson‡ | 29 | 1 | 17.4 | .462 | .250 | .586 | 3.0 | 1.7 | .8 | .8 | 5.7 |
Maxi Kleber | 50 | 40 | 26.8 | .422 | .410 | .919 | 5.2 | 1.4 | .5 | .7 | 7.1 |
Boban Marjanović | 33 | 3 | 8.2 | .508 | .125 | .816 | 3.9 | .3 | .1 | .2 | 4.7 |
Nicolò Melli≠ | 23 | 4 | 14.1 | .378 | .333 | .722 | 2.8 | .8 | .2 | .1 | 4.0 |
Kristaps Porziņģis | 43 | 43 | 30.9 | .476 | .376 | .855 | 8.9 | 1.6 | .5 | 1.3 | 20.1 |
Dwight Powell | 58 | 19 | 16.7 | .619 | .238 | .782 | 4.0 | 1.1 | .6 | .5 | 5.9 |
JJ Redick≠ | 13 | 0 | 11.3 | .358 | .395 | .800 | .9 | .8 | .2 | .1 | 4.4 |
Josh Richardson | 59 | 56 | 30.3 | .427 | .330 | .917 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 1.0 | .4 | 12.1 |
Tyrell Terry | 11 | 0 | 5.1 | .313 | .000 | .333 | .5 | .5 | .5 | .0 | 1.0 |
‡Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season
Playoffs
As of June 6, 2021.[13]
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Jalen Brunson | 7 | 0 | 16.3 | .455 | .462 | .769 | 2.6 | 1.4 | .0 | .0 | 8.0 |
Trey Burke | 2 | 0 | 8.5 | .000 | .000 | .500 | .5 | .5 | .0 | .0 | .5 |
Willie Cauley-Stein | 6 | 0 | 10.5 | .667 | .000 | 1.000 | 2.7 | .5 | .3 | .7 | 2.5 |
Luka Dončić | 7 | 7 | 40.1 | .490 | .408 | .529 | 3.9 | 10.3 | 1.3 | .4 | 35.7 |
Dorian Finney-Smith | 7 | 7 | 38.7 | .406 | .432 | .800 | 6.6 | 2.1 | 1.1 | .3 | 10.3 |
Josh Green | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
Tim Hardaway Jr. | 7 | 7 | 37.4 | .416 | .404 | .750 | 3.3 | 1.4 | .4 | .0 | 17.0 |
Maxi Kleber | 7 | 4 | 26.7 | .400 | .400 | .714 | 3.6 | 1.4 | .4 | .0 | 5.3 |
Boban Marjanović | 4 | 3 | 20.8 | .513 | .000 | .778 | 8.0 | 1.0 | .0 | .3 | 11.8 |
Nicolò Melli≠ | 3 | 0 | 6.3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 2.0 | .0 | .3 | .0 | .0 |
Kristaps Porziņģis | 7 | 7 | 33.3 | .472 | .296 | .842 | 5.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 | .7 | 13.1 |
Dwight Powell | 7 | 0 | 7.4 | .875 | .000 | .833 | 1.9 | .9 | .3 | .0 | 2.7 |
Josh Richardson | 7 | 0 | 13.4 | .393 | .300 | 1.000 | 1.6 | .7 | .3 | .0 | 4.9 |
Transactions
Trades
November 18, 2020[14] | To Dallas Mavericks Josh Richardson Draft rights to Tyler Bey |
To Philadelphia 76ers Seth Curry |
November 27, 2020[15][16] | To Dallas Mavericks James Johnson |
To Detroit Pistons Delon Wright |
To Oklahoma City Thunder Justin Jackson | ||
March 26, 2021[17] | To Dallas Mavericks JJ Redick Nicolò Melli |
To New Orleans Pelicans James Johnson Wes Iwundu Second-round pick |
Free agents
Subtractions
Player | Reason left | New team |
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J. J. Barea[18] | Waived | ![]() |
Willie Cauley-Stein[19] | Restructured contract | Dallas Mavericks |
Antonius Cleveland[20] | Free agent | Oklahoma City Thunder |
Freddie Gillespie[21] | Waived | Memphis Hustle |
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist[22] | Free agent | New York Knicks |
Courtney Lee[23][21] | Restructured contract/ Waived after training camp |
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Devonte Patterson[21] | Waived | |
Josh Reaves | Free agent | Rio Grande Valley Vipers |
Awards
Player | Award | Date awarded |
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Luka Dončić | Player of the week | January 4–10[24] |
March 29 – April 4[25] | ||
April 19–25[26] | ||
All-Star | February 19, 2021[27] | |
All-NBA First Team | June 15, 2021[28] |
Notes
- ^ a b The game originally scheduled for January 11, was postponed due to the COVID-19 protocol.[9]
- ^ a b The game originally scheduled for February 17, was postponed due to the February 2021 North American ice storm.[10]
- ^ a b The game originally scheduled for February 19, was postponed due to the February 2021 North American ice storm.[11]
References
- ^ "Mavs beat the Cavs". The Official Home of the Dallas Mavericks. May 8, 2021. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
- ^ "Clippers win Game 7, eliminate Mavericks despite Luka Doncic's 46 points". Los Angeles Times. June 6, 2021. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
- ^ "Rick Carlisle steps down as Mavericks coach". NBA.com. June 17, 2021. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
- ^ "Rick Carlisle says he won't return as Dallas Mavericks coach after 13 seasons". ESPN.com. June 17, 2021. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
- ^ "Mavericks acquire center Andrew Bogut from Warriors". mavs.com. July 7, 2016. Archived from the original on August 18, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
- ^ "NBA releases 2020–21 preseason schedule". nba.com. November 27, 2020. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
- ^ "First-half NBA schedule: List of games for all 30 teams". nba.com. December 4, 2020. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
- ^ "NBA unveils game and national television schedules for second half of 2020-21 season". nba.com. February 24, 2021. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
- ^ "New Orleans at Dallas game postponed". nba.com. January 11, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
- ^ "Pistons-Mavs game postponed due to severe weather conditions". nba.com. February 16, 2021. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
- ^ "Mavericks-Rockets game postponed due to government shutdown". nba.com. February 18, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
- ^ "2020–21 Dallas Mavericks Roster and Regular season Stats". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
- ^ "2020–21 Dallas Mavericks Roster and Regular season Stats". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
- ^ "Team Acquires Seth Curry". Philadelphia 76ers. November 18, 2020.
- ^ "Detroit Pistons Acquire Delon Wright From Dallas In Three-Team Trade". NBA.com. November 27, 2020. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
- ^ "Thunder Acquires Trevor Ariza, Justin Jackson and Two Second-Round Draft Picks". National Basketball Association. November 27, 2020.
- ^ "Mavs acquire sharpshooting guard Redick in trade with Pelicans". mavs.com. March 26, 2021.
- ^ "It's official: J.J. Barea waived by Mavericks". mavs.com. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
- ^ "Hardaway opts in for coming season". mavs.com. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
- ^ Adams, Luke (December 3, 2020). "Thunder Sign Antonius Cleveland". HoopsRumors.com. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Mavericks briefs: These players are 'dumb and dumber,' plus roster is set". mavs.com. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
- ^ "Knicks Sign Michael Kidd-Gilchrist". NBA.com. November 28, 2020. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
- ^ "Mavericks sign Courtney Lee, set for preseason opener". mavs.com. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
- ^ "Luka Doncic, Jayson Tatum named NBA Players of the Week". NBA.com. January 11, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
- ^ "Luka Doncic, Jrue Holiday named NBA Players of the Week". NBA.com. April 5, 2021. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
- ^ "Luka Doncic, Bradley Beal named NBA Players of the Week". April 26, 2021. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
- ^ "2021 NBA All-Star Game starters revealed". NBA.com. February 19, 2021. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
- ^ "Nikola Jokic, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Stephen Curry lead 2020–21 All-NBA First Team". June 15, 2021. Retrieved June 15, 2021.